Poll
I agree.
To me it is like someone taking on a fake southern accent. For the most part if I open a thread and that is how it is written I wont read it. It makes a person sound uneducated.
Yup.
I don't realy have a problem fig. it out. Just not use to it.
Question: Do you have difficulty understanding mountain man lingo as written buy me and others?
Option 1: No-understand most or all
votes: 35
Option 2: Understand some people...not all
votes: 11
Option 3: Understand a little
votes: 3
Option 4: Hard to understand
votes: 0
Option 5: Wha he say?
?
votes: 5
?
votes: 5
Title: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Dryball on October 25, 2008, 04:20:36 PM
Post by: Dryball on October 25, 2008, 04:20:36 PM
I've had some people tell me that my posts written in mountain man lingo. are totally unintelligible, others say no problem. I need to know just how many of you understand and how many don't. Thanks,
Ned "Dryball" Christy
Ned "Dryball" Christy
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Horner75 on January 27, 2010, 01:21:31 AM
Post by: Horner75 on January 27, 2010, 01:21:31 AM
Mountainman lingo or what ever that is, is a Hollywood stereotype. Many of the old Mountainmen were highly educated and spoke perfect English, Spanish, German, Scotish, and native American lanuages etc!
Rick
Rick
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Dryball on January 27, 2010, 01:30:24 AM
Post by: Dryball on January 27, 2010, 01:30:24 AM
That may very well be so....but it has nothing to do with the question as stated.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: BO CRETY on January 27, 2010, 02:17:54 AM
Post by: BO CRETY on January 27, 2010, 02:17:54 AM
It's not all Hollywood .You had so many diverse nationalitys and acents that the pioneers/mountain men did have their own lingo,so to speak.Even educated people tend to pick up the speech from the culture around them.(Unless you are from New York) ROFL.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Razor on January 27, 2010, 02:34:11 AM
Post by: Razor on January 27, 2010, 02:34:11 AM
No problem here Ned/Dryball.. hi:
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: BO CRETY on January 27, 2010, 02:38:03 AM
Post by: BO CRETY on January 27, 2010, 02:38:03 AM
Iffn i cant unnerstand wats ya asayen i'z just read in wat ya should'a said.No problem here. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Hawken50 on January 27, 2010, 02:40:29 AM
Post by: Hawken50 on January 27, 2010, 02:40:29 AM
thmbsup Taint no problem wit ds ol coon.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: graybear on January 27, 2010, 03:28:35 PM
Post by: graybear on January 27, 2010, 03:28:35 PM
yer mountin lingo is clos enuff ta contree speek sews ah kin unnerstan mos wi no prolum
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Bull on January 27, 2010, 03:44:44 PM
Post by: Bull on January 27, 2010, 03:44:44 PM
yeah know this might just piss off a bunch of people, but...
I can understand it perfectly, it just irritates the crap out of me!
I can understand it perfectly, it just irritates the crap out of me!
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Dryball on January 27, 2010, 03:56:38 PM
Post by: Dryball on January 27, 2010, 03:56:38 PM
Why David?
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Bull on January 27, 2010, 03:57:55 PM
Post by: Bull on January 27, 2010, 03:57:55 PM
You know I am not real sure...but it does.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: pathfinder on January 27, 2010, 05:43:33 PM
Post by: pathfinder on January 27, 2010, 05:43:33 PM
Benn livin' in da yoop fer 6 munt now, Mt. speak is like fresh air doncha know.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Rev on January 27, 2010, 06:01:55 PM
Post by: Rev on January 27, 2010, 06:01:55 PM
Been livin' in da yoop fer six munt now, eh? Ya forgot da Eh?
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Micanopy on February 04, 2010, 01:28:44 AM
Post by: Micanopy on February 04, 2010, 01:28:44 AM
Quote from: pathfinder on January 27, 2010, 05:43:33 PMOhya hey dere youbetchabygolly eh.
Benn livin' in da yoop fer 6 munt now, Mt. speak is like fresh air doncha know.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: redhawk on February 04, 2010, 02:25:19 AM
Post by: redhawk on February 04, 2010, 02:25:19 AM
It doesn't bother me any. It is like trying to read a Learning Disabled student's writing. You just read it like it's spelled.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Stumblin Wolf on February 04, 2010, 02:28:31 AM
Post by: Stumblin Wolf on February 04, 2010, 02:28:31 AM
I keep wanting to reply to this thread but seein' as how I've lived in Ohio, West Virginia, Florida and Germany; I would just confuse the crap out of all of you all! ROFL
And Rick, just because the mountain men may have read books by those high falutin scribes, doesn't mean they comprehended it! ROFL
And Rick, just because the mountain men may have read books by those high falutin scribes, doesn't mean they comprehended it! ROFL
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: russ on February 04, 2010, 04:25:35 PM
Post by: russ on February 04, 2010, 04:25:35 PM
Quote from: Bull on January 27, 2010, 03:44:44 PM
yeah know this might just piss off a bunch of people, but...
I can understand it perfectly, it just irritates the crap out of me!
I agree.
To me it is like someone taking on a fake southern accent. For the most part if I open a thread and that is how it is written I wont read it. It makes a person sound uneducated.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Dryball on February 04, 2010, 05:00:26 PM
Post by: Dryball on February 04, 2010, 05:00:26 PM
I'm sorry you feel that way Julius, as the majority of our members are extremely well educated...we just enjoy bringing back our idea of the past. Whether we have the correct idea of the way mountain men spoke at that time is not germane...we just enjoy it.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: Bull on February 04, 2010, 05:33:42 PM
Post by: Bull on February 04, 2010, 05:33:42 PM
Quote from: Julius on February 04, 2010, 04:25:35 PMQuote from: Bull on January 27, 2010, 03:44:44 PM
yeah know this might just piss off a bunch of people, but...
I can understand it perfectly, it just irritates the crap out of me!
I agree.
To me it is like someone taking on a fake southern accent. For the most part if I open a thread and that is how it is written I wont read it. It makes a person sound uneducated.
Yup.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: voyageur1688 on February 05, 2010, 01:12:52 AM
Post by: voyageur1688 on February 05, 2010, 01:12:52 AM
I understand it very well for the most part and if I do find something I dont understand, then it is something I need to learn anyway so I say keep it coming.
Voy
Voy
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: graybear on February 05, 2010, 04:54:59 PM
Post by: graybear on February 05, 2010, 04:54:59 PM
Well, I speak with a drawl, and I'm a Pennsy' boy born and bred. I was speaking with a drawl in high school and never did loose it. It gets real thick when I'm tired or angry. Maybe you've heard of someone else from my old area, Jimmy Stewart. If I so desire, I can speak quite well. However, in my case that would be somewhat pretentious and I just ain't that way. My step-dad would say I was using those $5.00 words(pre-inflation) when a nickel one would do. I grew up around coal miners and farmers, a lot of whom talked like that, and I'm proud of them. They weren't well educated but they would do what was necessary to keep the family fed and a roof over their heads, as long as it didn't hurt someone else or wasn't a grave sin. Maybe we need more folks like that today.
Title: Re: Mountain man lingo.
Post by: forrest on February 12, 2010, 01:43:40 PM
Post by: forrest on February 12, 2010, 01:43:40 PM
Quote from: voyageur1688 on February 05, 2010, 01:12:52 AM
I understand it very well for the most part and if I do find something I dont understand, then it is something I need to learn anyway so I say keep it coming.
Voy
I don't realy have a problem fig. it out. Just not use to it.